The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-05

After stirring speech from Judge siartindale
the meeting adjourned to meet Thursday even-
ing in Superior Courtroom No. 2 to perfect the
organization for work on election day.
The Democrats of the Fourteenth ward last
night nominated William Hid for Council.
largely attended and enthusiastic Repub-
lcan meeting was held in the Twenty fifth ward
last night. at Parnell Hall. Mayor Denny. John
w. Bolus aud Councilman Herig the
speakers. Each of them received hearty well
come, and their remarks were frequently ap-
plauded 1t is said to have been the best Re-
publican meeting ever held in that Democratic
stronghold.
Schemes of the Gang.
Colonization of voters, bribery and the manip-
ulaton of ballots are the salient features of the
scheme by which the gang Democrats expect to
elect Edenharter mayor, O'Donnell clerk, and
to secure a majority of the Council and Board Of
Aldermen. While these arrangements con-
fined to the knowledge of few. for Coy is not
the man. audacious as he is. to shout his lawless-
ness from the house-top, the signs ara plentiful
that they exist and are being adjusted for frauds
on the ballot equally atrocious as the tally
sheet forgeries. About the cheaper hotels con-
trolled by friends of the gang have been seen.
within the past thirty days, any number OF
strangers whose appearance indicates anything
but well-filled purse. The thirty days will
give them a residence in the ward, but whether
the other requisites of citizenship fulfilled
tho gang knows best But there is doubt
that large portion of these men have been
Gently imported into the State and will be used
in voting illegally in any manner that
can be devised without the chance of
detection. AS an instance. Coy, about three
weeks ago, just in time to get residence Of
thirty days in the ward, took man who had
come to the city a short time before to certain
hotel and paid q weeks board for him in adj
vance The week went by and the fellow left,
but he is still in the CITY, doing nothing. Where
he came from nobody knows, but it is certain he
has not been in the State three months. There
are other cases equally as bad as this. by which
Coy and Sullivan propose to increase the gang
vote. list of fifty quartered In two OF the
cheap hotels Of the Ninth ward is in the hands
Of the police. In the Eighteenth ward Coy is
working persistently for his reelection to tho
Council He thinks such a result could be used
by him. Edenharter, O'Donnell, and bis other
even if the gang city ticket is defeated. To
help Coy out personally and at the same time
aid Edenharter and O'DonueIl colonization of
fifty or more votes has been made there. These
fellows, who have sold themselves for
thirty days board, lodging and expenses, can be
found in rooms and saloons on East w Washington
street and below. Until short time ago they
were vacant, but they came in good play at high
rent, doubt. for gang purposes. Further
down on the South-Side, especially where the
United Labor ticket is thought to have a strong
support. the gang has Quartered other strangers.
Against the honest men whom Coy insulted by
terming them 1.-THE same old crowd have been
buying for years" his political lawsssness is di-
rected as much as it is against the ticket of law
and order.
While large part of the Liqnor Leagues
contributions of money have been used in col.
from to-day on until the election in outright
bribery. In accomplishing this complete or
ganzation has been made in every precinct
where the supposed purchasable votes can be
had. In each precinct two true and tried
rascals have been selected to disburse the
ruption fund Into their keeping. it is said.
the money will be given to day, when the dis
bursements will at once begin The plan is sys-
tematic in detail. and in preparing for the worb
tho gang has for weeks been sounding those who
it is thought can be purchased. Its agents.
having made complete lists of the men who wers
willing to sell their votes sent them to the
gangs executive committee which consists OF
Sim Coy and Sullivan, with three or fouK
others, who are only feure-heads. From
these lists calculations have boon made as to thu
number of votes needed to carry certain wards
on the South Side. and in close precincts north
of Washington street Yesterday Coy met the
Liquor Leagues executive committee and SUBJ
mitted the report to it. The money to purchase
these extra votes. it is charged. is to come. as
did the first corruption fund. from tho Leagues
members. 1t 10 stated that the League. how
ever, will not pay more than SO. nor less than
50. to Coy for each vote needed.
What bribery and colonization will OF do
the gang will try to accomplish by manipu ating
the ballots in tho precincts whore the election
boards are made mp Of men who support Coy
and his candidates. Edenharter and O'Donnell.
There is nothing new in these methods. but al
surely as daylight comes on the morning OF the
election they will be used by inspectors and
Judges appointed by Coy. voter can hand
Republican ticket to Coy inspector. but there
is certainty, unless that individual IS
Edenharter ticket can by substituted for it 10
the twinkling of an eye. The same inspection
can allow two three, four or five tickets folded
together to go into tho box When the count
comes off and twenty, thirty or forty more
tickets than there are names on the poll list are
discovered the gang majority on the board OF
election will agree to draw out an equai numneI
of Edenharter and Denny tickets to make the
count agree with the poll list The Edenharter
vote will thus make an illegal gain OF ten, fit
teen or twenty the case may be.
The Porter Denny Colorec Club OF seventy
five members has systematically prepared to
assist the committee of one hundred in watching
these voting schemes and securing the arrest
and punishment of offenders. It's committee, at
its own expense has had printed several thou
sand circular copies of the law against bribery.
which reads:
Section L. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana that whoever hires. buys
offers to hire or buy. furnishes money or other
me to be USED .ea or DIRECTS or ! permits
induce. hire or buy any person to vote
office. shall be fined more than thousand dol
lars less than ten dollars and dsfranchised and
rendered incapable of holding Office of trust
profit for any determinate period of not less than
eight years.
Sec. 2. Whoever sells, barters offers to sell
barter his vote for candidate for Office either
for money property. thing of value given
offered by any anddate by any other per-
sons, shall be fined not than thousand dollars
less than ten dollars and dsfranchised and rem
dered incapable of holding any Office of trust profit
any dererminate period of less than eight
Sec. 3. Any person suspected or guilty of violating
either of the foregoing sections of this act be
noned either before the grand jury in the Cir
crt Court and compelled to testify in relation to the
same but person compelled or required TO give
shall be prosecuted punished thereafter
for any act done by him about which he COM
PEELED to testify.
Making Room for Political Workers.
Some two years ago DR.. Fletcher for the pur-
pose of giving more natural and kindly atten-
ton to the insane men, introduced the system Of